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RYRIE’S CELEBRATED MOUNTAIN HERB BITTERS
A Super Rare Bitters That You Will Probably Never Own Here’s a bitters that kind of came out of nowhere. We had a call from a guy in Southern California and he was talking about a bottle he had, a bitters, really rare. I asked him what it was and he said it was a Ryrie’s Bitters. […]
Collecting
Antique bottles are more popular than ever! Not since the 1970′s has the popularity of antique bottle collecting grown at such a rapid rate. The resurgence of collecting is due to many factors, but one major contributing factor is the rising popularity of Internet, and online auctions. Ebay.com, the world’s largest online marketplace, has helped […]
General Auction Rules
Conditions of Sale: When the auction begins, you can view all the items being offered in our printable full-color catalog or at www.americanbottle.com and bid by computer, phone, mail or fax. You can also view the bottles in our showroom, we just ask you to call ahead to make an appointment. Usual absentee auction rules […]
Grading System
General Grading: American Bottle Auctions grading goes by a number system, which coincides with the condition of a bottle. When you read a description, we will talk about the condition of the bottle in detail and then assign a grade number to it. For instance, it might say, “this bottle has some light stain and […]
Shipping Info
It is important to remember that a $10 whiskey bottle costs about the same to ship as a $1,000 whiskey bottle. The reason is simple. We use the same materials to pack both bottles. Both bottles weigh about the same. The charge for an “Adult Signature Required” is $3.00 for each (required for insurance purposes). […]
History of Glass
In the 1850′s, the West was a bustling, populated area full of rugged and optimistic people from all over the world. San Francisco was the center of this new world and one of the new industries that would begin there was the manufacturing of glass bottles. In 1858, Baker & Cutting became the first company […]